Lantern.



Patented July u, |899.

.LI H. HILL.

L A N T E R N Application filed Jan. x7, 189BA (No Model.)

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`JAMES H. I-IILL, OF BELLEVILLE, CANADA.

LANTERN.

SPECIFICATION forming` part of Letters Patent No. 628,804, dated July 11, 1899.

Application iledd'anuary 17, 1898. Serial No. 566,992. (No model.)

T0 all whom t may con/cern:

- Be it known that I, JAMES I-I. HILL, of the city of Belleville, in the county of Hastings, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lanterns; and I do hereby declare that the followin is a full and clear description of the same.`

My invention relates to lanterns, and has for its object to provide improved means for hinging the air-tubes and parts carried by the same to the oil-cup; also, improved means of sustaining the globe-plate; also,` an improved construction and arrangement of globe-holder and air-chambers connected therewith, and also to generally improve various features of the lantern.

The invention consists in the construction and also the combination of parts, as will be hereinafter described and then sought to he specifically defined by the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart hereof, and in which- Figure l is a side view of the lantern with the globe portion thrown backward. Fig. 2

is an elevation looking from the rear of the` lantern, and Fig. 3 is a sectional outline view of the upper portion of the lantern.

In the drawings the letter A designates the oil-cup, which is provided with a burner-collar B, permanently secured to the top of the oil-cup. To this collar and resting upon the top of the oil-cup is permanently secured, byv rivets or otherwise, two ears C, connected together at their base by a cross-plate D and which constitute the lower member of the hinge by which the airtubes E and parts carried thereby will be hinged to the oil-cup. The second member of this hinge consists of the ears O, connected together by a plate D and hinged by pivots to the ears C of the other member of the hinge. The lower ends of the airtubes E communicate with the interior of the burner-collar B through openings made in the ears C' and also through openings made in the ears C, the openings in the two members of the ears registering when the air-tubes are in upright position, so as to permit the air to passdown the tubes and into the burner-collar. By forming the hinge ofthe two ears as constructed and connected together as described a very strong and substantial hinge 4is provided, so that the life ot' that member is increased to quite an extent. The globe-plate F, which in practice will be perforated, as usual, is supported from the air-tubes E by the wires G, which will be connected permanently at one end to the tubes and at the point next to the globe-plate willv be curved so as to conform to the globe-plate and will be soldered to that plate. This plate will also rest upon the cross-plate D of the ears C and be permanently secured thereto by rivets or solder or otherwise. This construction imparts iirmness and rigidity tothe globe-plate.

The air-tubes E atvtheir upper ends support a collar H, which will have an outwardlyextending flange I at its lower` end and an inwardly-projecting flange J at its upper end. Inside of this collar is placed the sliding sleeve or collar K, the lower end of which is adapted to encircle theupper end of 'the globe L, so as to hold the same in place upon the globeplate F, the lower end of the sliding sleeve or colla-r K being formed with perforations, as shown. This sliding sleeve or collar is supported Within the collar H by means of a spiral spring M, which at one end will bear against the inwardly-extending Hange J of the collar H and at the other end bear against any suitable projection or shoulder on the sliding sleeve, so that by lifting the sleeve the spring will be contracted and when released the pressure of the spring will recoil and carry the sliding sleeve to its position against the upper end of the globe L. The sliding sleeve K in connection with the fixed sleeve or collar H forms anair-chamber Nwith which the upper ends of the air-tubes E communicate. This sliding sleeve is also formed with openings O, communicating with the chamber N, andthe outside collar II is provided within its lower flange I with openings P.

Inside of the upper portion of the sliding Isleeve or collar K is secured a conical or tapering collar or tube Q, which forms converging walls in the interior of the upper portion of the sliding sleeve K, and also a chamber R between such Vconical sleeve and the outer Wall of the sliding sleeve K, which chamber will communicatewith the chamber N through the openings O. A deliecting-plate S is supported slightly above the conical sleeve Qby IOO means of metallic strips T, andabove this deflecting-plate the sliding sleeve K supports a hood or cover U, which may be provided with a lifting loop or ring V, openings W being formed in the upper portion of the sliding sleeve K just beneath the hood or cover U.

The globe-plate F is provided with a spring catch X, which will engage a pin projecting sleeve tending to increase the upward draft.

The air for supporting the combustion is received through the openings W and passes down through the chamber R into the rchamber N and thence down the air-tubes to the burner. Any rush of air which may pass in at the openings W is caught in the chamber K and will pass out through the openings P in the collarH Without passing down the globe,

l and hence protection is afforded against the flame being blown out by a strong current of air entering at the top and passing down through the globe to the burner.

When it is desired to remove the globe, it issimply necessary to lift the globe-holder or sliding sleeve K, so as to release it from en'- gagement with the globe, when the globe may be lifted from position. In placing the same in position the sleeve is raised and then the spring retracts the sleeve, so as to have it fit over the upper end of the globe.

The ange I to the collar H may be formed with perforations Z directly under the chamber N, as indicated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, so as to permit the escape of air from the chamber through said openings.

Y I have illustrated and described with particularity the preferred details of construction and arrangement of the several parts; but it is obvious that changes can be made and the essential features of my invention still be employed.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits, what I claim is l. In a tubular lantern, the combination of the.oilcup, the ears, as C, attached thereto and connected together by a cross-plate to form one member of a hinge, the ears, as C', connected together by a cross-plate to form the second member of the hinge and hinged to the other member, and the air-tubes connected to said second member of the hinge, substantially as described.

2. In a tubular lantern, the combination of the oil-cup, the burnercollar, the ears, as C, attached to the oil-cup and connected together by a cross-plate to form one member of a hinge and having openings communicating with the interior of the burner-collar, the ears, as C',

Vconnected together by a cross-plate to form the second member of the hinge and hinged to the other member, and the air-tubes connected to said second member of the hinge and having their lower ends located to register with the openin gs leading inte theb'urnercollar, substantially as described.

In a tubular lantern, the combination with the oil-cup and air-tubes, of the vcollar attached to the upper end of the air-tubes,

the globe-holder fitting inside the collar and forming in connection therewith a chamber atthe upper portion of the lantern, said chamber having openings for the entrance and exit of air, and a conical collar inside of the globe? holder extendinginwardlyand upwardlyfrom a point below the opening into the beforementioned chamber to form an air-chamber to receive air at its upper end and direct it into the outside chamber and thus prevent it from passing ydown inside the globe-holder to the burner, substantially as and for the purposes described.

et. Ina tubular lantern, the combination with the oilcup and air-tubes, of the globeholder at the upper portion of vthe -tubes and having openings at its upper end, the cap or cover secured thereto, the conical collar inside of the upper portion of the globe-holder extending inwardly from its lower to its upper end to form an upwardly-tapering interior to the holder at its upper portion, and the dedector-plate above said conical collar, substantially as and for the purposes described.

JAMES H. HILL. Witnesses:

CHARLES DANIEL MAOAULAY, THOMAS HANLEY. 

